Airplane head-gear toy



f Sept 16. 1930 A. F. wrm-:KIND '1.776.115

` IRPLANE new aan 'rmt I Filed April 12. 1929 ATTO R NEY Patented Sept. 16, 1930 NITED STA ARNOLD F. WITTEKIND, yor PHILADELPHIA, PENNsYLvANIA AIP-PLANE HEAD-GEAR TOY Application fn'ea April 12, 1929. serial No'. 354,547.

The present invention relates tothe art of toys, and' more especially to an improved airplane head gear toy, to be worn on the head of the boy or girl, so that when walk- Ai ing fast or running a propeller in front of thehead gear will revolve, due to the wearer passing through the air relatively rapid.

It is the purpose of the present invention to provide a toy of this kind which is relatively simple in construction and compactly made and .capable of securely holding to the head when in use.

Another purpose is to provide an airplane head gear toy having its front and back portion constructed to have the appearance of certainfeatures of an aircraft In other words the Lhead gear of the toy comprises aY band with atensioned portion to iit around' the head, vwith a band or strap extending o from the front over the headto the back thereof, the front` portion having a transverse wingwith a'l propeller attached, the back portion'having a tail 'extension and a transverse tailv wing Vand a rudder piece,

which features present an appearance comprising ear-marks of an aircraft.

One of the features of the invention consistsvin the construction of the tail, namely an improved means for holding the tail wing in position on vthe tail extensionby Vmeans of the tail rudder element and then again the improved means for mounting the front wing and.v propeller at the front of the head gear.y Y

It is to be understood that the particulars herein given are in no way limitative,

and that while still keeping Within the scope of the invention, any desired inodiiication of details and proportions may be made in the construction of the appliance according to circumstances.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts to be hereinafter set forth, shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of the airplane head gear toy constructed in accordance of the invention and applied to the head of a boy.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view through the toy.

`Figure 3 is a of Figure 2. y v f Figure 4 is a sectional view on line 4 4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a detailed'perspective view of a portion of the vtail of the'toy, showing'more iny detail the construction. v

Referring 'to the drawings, 1 identifies a band or' strap which extends across the crown of the head, and which terminates forwardly and Arearwardly into stiffened extensions 2 and 3. The body `of the band or strap 1 is relatively pliable, 'in order to conform to the crown of the head.v p

A forward transverse wing 4 is provided, and also 'a substantially circular band or strap 5. The band or `strap 5 extends around sectional view on `'line 343 the head andatthe rear portion the band 5 is spliced with an elastic piece 6, which ten*- sions the band 5 and is designed to hold the band securely' on the head, 'the elastic tensioning piece being secured to therear part of the over crown band or strap 1.

The rear edge of theforwardfwing has an extension flange which is riveted between the. forward part of the over head crown strap or band andthe band 5, so as to connect-the wing 4 to the head gear. v

y'The forwardwing is also riveted to the forward stiifened extension 2, in order to hold .the wing4` ina transverse position, there being a wood insert'piece 7 between the Vstifl'ening extension 2 fand the wing 4. The woodinsert 'spacingpiece 7` has an extension 8 into which 'a screw 9 is fitted, the f screw. carrying r-'a propeller 10 capable of revolving linthe wind whenthe boy or girl walks ori runs relatively rapid.

Thepstiffened tail 3. is .provided with lslots 11, which are spaced end to end, and extend longitudinally. Thestiffened tail has additional longitudinalslots 12, which are relatively long andare spaced transversely. The latter slots 12 receiv'ea transverse rear wing 13,while the slots 11 receive the laterally bent flaps 14, which are extensions of the tail rudder 15. This tail rudder 15 arches the stiifened tai13 between th-eslots112.

The tail rudder is made up from a single piece of material such as card board, tin or any other suitable material which will assume an upright position, bent upon itself as is shown in Figure 5, so as to provide the lateral flanges 14. The substantially circular band or strap 5 may be made of any pliable material such as leather, tape or the like, while the crown strap or band may be made of similar material, but the forward and rear extensions 2 and 3 may be stiifened in any known manner and by any suitable solution, such as will not be affected by the' atmosphere. The propeller may be madel of wood or tin or aluminium, while the transverse forward and tail wings may be made of pasteboard, wood, tin or aluminium or the like, in fact any material that will retain its stiffness. v.

f, Vihile it is herein stated that the various parts such as the band or strap 5 and the band land the other parts may be made out of leather tape or the like and stiened or made pliable wherever desired, it is to be understood that the various parts may be made preferably of celluloid, of arelatively thin character, andv in this case, the-,various parts may be riveted together by means of eyelet rivets such as 5a and 6n or headed rivets auch as 2a and 7a, or otherwise fastened.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed is: l

l. A toy comprising a simulation Vof anl aircraft, said simulation consisting of av band to engage around the head horizontally from the forehead to the back of the heada'sec ond band to engage over the crown of the head and connected to the forward and rear portions of thefirstband, the second band having an extension forwardly Where it conneet-s with the first band, va transversely disposed wing having a rear centrally disposed piece secured between the two bands where they'connect in the front, an insert spacing piece secured between the wing and said extension, a propeller rotatably carried by an extended end of the spacing piece, saidsimulation having a transversely disposed tail. wing andatail rudder. '1 l 2. A toyV comprising` a simulation of an aircraft, said simulation comprising a horizontal band to engage around'the head from aircraft, said simulation including a head gear, said head gear at its front having an extension and provided with a transversely disposed wing adapted to assume a position in front of the forehead, a spacing piece secured to the central part of the wing and between the wing and the extension, a propeller carried by the spacing piece, the rear of the head gear provided with an extension, and a tail rudder and rear wing operatively supportedlonthe 'extension at the rear.

4.' A toycomprising a simulation of an aircraft, said simulation consisting of a head gear adapted to fit the forehead and the crownof the head,` said head gear havinga rear extension provided.` with'4 slots, a-'tail rudder supported'onthelrear extension, a

horizontally disposed` rear- -wing engaging through the slots, said rudder having an opening atv its 'lower portion, whereby the material of the rear extension between the slots may bulge intol the opening, a forward horizontally disposed V wing carried by the head gear, and a rotatable propeller opera-v tively supported adjacent the forward part of the forward wing. Y 4

5. A toy comprising a simulation of anv aircraft, consisting of a headgear having a horizontally disposed. wing -at its forward portion anda propeller adjacent said wing, said'head gear havinga rearextension'provided with parallel slots', a rearfwijnglextend ing through the slots, and Ya tail rudder arch-- ing over` the rear wing and lhaving flap and slot connections'with the extension to hold the tail rudder in position. 6.' A toy comprising a'simulation of an aircraft, said simulation consistingof a head gear having a forward transversely disposed' wing, a propeller carried by the forward' edge of said wing, the reark of the head gear having an extension, ,a transversely disposed wing carried by the rear extension, and a tail rudder arching over the tail wing and. secured to the rear extension. Q

In testimony whereofvhe aiiixes his signathe forehead to the rear thereof, and a band v connected to the first band at'the forehead and at the rear thereofV and'to extend over the crown of the head, said'simulation including a forward transversely disposed wing operativelyconnected tothe forward por-Y tions of both bands, an extension piece secured onthe wing centrally thereof, a propeller rotatably carried "by .they 'extension piece,said Ysimulation at the rear having a tail rudderand aV transversely disposed rear wing. i' 1 3. A toy Ycomprising a simulation of an 

